Former Chief Justice Sarath N Silva was noticed to appear before the Supreme Court on February 07 over contempt of court charges. 

Three professors, Chandraguptha Thenuwara, Cyril Hewawaduge and Prishantha Gunawardena filed the case.

The petitioners claimed that the remarks made by former Chief Justice Sarath N Silva during a protest rally in Maradana, last month, were in contempt of court.

Silva will be the first retired Chief Justice in the country to face contempt of court charges.